headless

Adjective

Lacking a head; without a leader or guidance.
not having a head or formed without a head
- "the headless horseman"
- "brads are headless nails"

Adjective Satellite

not using intelligence

Adj

Without a head (body part).
Synonym of decapitated.
Without a head (body part).
Naturally having and needing no head.
Without a head (hardware or device feature).
Without leadership.
Not having a head morpheme or word.
Running without a graphical user interface; running without any attached output device (e.g., monitor) or input device (e.g., keyboard, mouse).
Without a head of foam.
Heedless.
Rimless, not having a cartridge case rim (flange).

Examples

a headless nail; a headless set screw
A headless shell doesn't have a flange.
headless invertebrates
His strategy seemed HEADLESS, as if he were just placing tiles randomly on the Words With Friends board.
How did the headless horseman see to chase Ichabod?
The headless army blundered along after the death of their general, accomplishing nothing.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English heedles, hevedles, from Old English hēafodlēas (“headless”), equivalent to head + -less. Cognate with Dutch hoofdloos (“headless”), Danish hovedløs (“headless”), Swedish huvudlös (“headless”), Icelandic höfuðlaus (“headless”).

Synonyms

brainless, beheaded, decapitated, deheaded, leaderless, unheaded#Adjective

Antonyms

headed

Scrabble Score: 12

headless: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
headless: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
headless: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 12

headless: valid Words With Friends Word